Copeia
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| Abbreviated title (ISO) | Copeia |
| Discipline | Ichthyology and herpetology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Scott A. Schaefer |
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| Publisher | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (United States) |
| Publication history | 1913–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Impact factor (2010) |
0.780 |
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| ISSN | 0045-8511 (print) 1938-5110 (web) |
| LCCN | a43003155 |
| CODEN | COPAAR |
| OCLC number | 01565060 |
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Copeia is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in ichthyology and herpetology that was named after Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American researcher in these fields. It is the official journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 0.506, ranking it 93rd out of 145 journals in the category "Zoology".[1]
[edit] History
On December 27, 1913, John Treadwell Nichols published the first issue of Copeia. This issue consisted of a single piece of paper folded to form four pages of information with five articles. The cover of the pamphlet bore the inscription: "Published by the contributors to advance the science of coldblooded vertebrates."
[edit] References
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Zoology". 2010 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011.
